If the (Steadily Decreasing)marginal Benefit of Another Day Spent in the Hospital

question 102

Multiple Choice

If the (steadily decreasing) marginal benefit of another day spent in the hospital is equal to the (steadily increasing) marginal cost of an additional day spent in the hospital, the

• A)net benefit from the hospital stay must be positive.
• B)net benefit from the hospital stay must be negative.
• C)net benefit from the hospital stay must be increasing.
• D)net benefit from the hospital stay is maximized.

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Physical traits that are not directly involved in reproduction but distinguish the two sexes, such as breast development in females and facial hair in males.

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Gonads

The ovaries in females and the testes in males; endocrine glands that produce sex hormones.

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